Today was nothing special - just a standard chest session at Immortals Gym in Sheffield. It is taking me a while to recover my chest strength, but this is nothing unusual - I tend to overcompensate using my arms and shoulders, which are disproportionately strong compared to my chest. The big lif...
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Today was my first dedicated leg session at Immortals Gym in Sheffield. I didn't go too overboard, however, because I have a gig later this week and I need my legs in order to leap around as pictured. With squats being my main big exercise for the day, I decided to go for a few sets at 100kg. At...
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In an attempt to get marginally stronger again, I have considered following this Guildsman's Strength routine. The problem, however, is that is starts out quite easy. Three sets of eight reps at 60% of my one-rep maximum doesn't feel like it is doing anything. I know it is, I know that I will w...
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I have not been squatting as I should. In fact, since I went travelling in March I may have only done two squat sessions... So it was that, after a mighty Volbeat gig the night before, I awoke in the same house as fellow Guildsman Simon Lowe and thus resolved to lift mightily after a fine breakf...
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My third session at Immortals Gym in Sheffield was quick morning chest session. Once again, I probably started too heavy to get through the number of sets I had in mind. Lacking any dip bars, I used chest press instead and finished the session with some extra work on my right side, which is lagg...
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My second session at Immortals Gym in Sheffield was a quick session, focusing on back and biceps. At the end, I did some leg curls out of sheer guilt. Once again, the lack of weight markings on the plate stacks means I have had to record the number of plates rather than the weight for some exercis...
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My first session at Immortals Gym in Sheffield was a chest and triceps affair. Then I threw in some squats at the end, for fun. Being one of my first sessions backs after months and months, I overestimated myself and started far too heavy. As a result, I failed to achieve the number of reps and...
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